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Jack down, Posluszny back in middle

Jaguars shuffling linebackers again

When tomorrow's rankings update comes out, there will be a change in the Jacksonville linebackers. Myles Jack, who had been slotted for the middle linebacker spot, will be down. And Paul Posluszny, who had been working at strong side linebacker, will be more highly ranked. Again.

Buffalo moved on from Posluszny a few years back, while Jacksonville hoped to move him into a lesser role with Jack hogging tackles in the middle. But the team is apparently scrapping that experiment, giving Posluszny a chance to do what he's been doing for years -- racking up tackles.

Over the last five years, 44 linebackers have gone over 130 tackles, so about nine per season. Only two have done it four times in those five seasons: Posluszny and Lavonte David. The one time he didn't do it, 2014, he was injured half the season (and still had 69 in seven games -- on pace for what would have given him five straight seasons with 130-plus.

Be careful not to overdraft the much-hyped Jack. Posluszny should be this team's most productive linebacker.

130-TACKLE LINEBACKERS, 2012-2016
YearPlayer Pos SoloAst Comb
2013Vontaze Burfict, Cin.OLB 11457171
2016Bobby Wagner, Sea.MLB 8582167
2012Luke Kuechly, Car.MLB 10361164
2013Paul Posluszny, Jac.MLB 12240162
2013Kiko Alonso, Buff.MLB 8772159
2013Luke Kuechly, Car.MLB 9363156
2015NaVorro Bowman, S.F.ILB 11638154
2014Luke Kuechly, Car.MLB 9954153
2014DeAndre Levy, Det.OLB 11734151
2015D'Qwell Jackson, Ind.ILB 8961150
2016Zach Brown, Buff.ILB 9752149
2012Chad Greenway, Minn.OLB 9850148
2016Christian Kirksey, Clev.ILB 9652148
2012NaVorro Bowman, S.F.ILB 9652148
2012Jerod Mayo, N.E.OLB 8859147
2015Lavonte David, T.B.OLB 8562147
2014Lavonte David, T.B.OLB 10145146
2012Jerrell Freeman, Ind.ILB 9055145
2016Kwon Alexander, T.B.MLB 10837145
2013Lavonte David, T.B.OLB 10738145
2013NaVorro Bowman, S.F.ILB 12025145
2016Sean Lee, Dall.WLB9352145
2014Curtis Lofton, N.O.ILB 9945144
2012James Laurinaitis, St.L.MLB 11725142
2014Paul Worrilow, Atl.ILB 8458142
2013D'Qwell Jackson, Clev.ILB 7566141
2012Bobby Wagner, Sea.MLB 8753140
2012Paul Posluszny, Jac.MLB 10633139
2012Lavonte David, T.B.OLB 11227139
2012London Fletcher, Wash.ILB 7861139
2016Preston Brown, Buff.ILB 7960139
2014D'Qwell Jackson, Ind.ILB 8157138
2016Alec Ogletree, L.A.MLB 9838136
2013Stephen Tulloch, Det.MLB 9342135
2013Chad Greenway, Minn.OLB 8351134
2012Daryl Washington, Ariz.ILB 10826134
2012Karlos Dansby, Mia.MLB 10133134
2015Paul Posluszny, Jac.MLB 10330133
2014C.J. Mosley, Balt.ILB 8944133
2016Paul Posluszny, Jac.MLB 9636132
2014Lawrence Timmons, Pitt.ILB 8745132
2016Tahir Whitehead, Det.WLB9933132
2016Zach Orr, Balt.ILB 9141132
2012Russell Allen, Jac.OLB 10724131

--Andy Richardson

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